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by Xonen
28 Dec 2011 01:08
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: English Orthography Reform
Replies: 510
Views: 168226

Re: English Orthography Reform

Would any sound pronounce [ɑ] be written <ah> or <aa>?? sounds don't pronounce anything I'm guessing that's supposed to say "pronounce d ". Anyway, if you want some useful feedback, it might help to explain what exactly you're trying to do. Is this spelling reform meant purely as an aesth...
by Xonen
23 Oct 2010 15:30
Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
Topic: Non-spheroid conworlds (now talking about horizons)
Replies: 33
Views: 10361

Re: Non-spheroid conworlds (now talking about horizons)

I've occasionally toyed with the idea of having a gas giant with a very thick atmosphere with huge formations of some kind of lightweight rock floating in it. Creatures living on those rock formations would probably think they're living on a flat world floating in some kind of misty void. However, ...
by Xonen
22 Oct 2010 23:44
Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
Topic: Non-spheroid conworlds (now talking about horizons)
Replies: 33
Views: 10361

Re: Non-spheroid conworlds

I've occasionally toyed with the idea of having a gas giant with a very thick atmosphere with huge formations of some kind of lightweight rock floating in it. Creatures living on those rock formations would probably think they're living on a flat world floating in some kind of misty void. However, I...
by Xonen
22 Oct 2010 13:51
Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
Topic: Non-spheroid conworlds (now talking about horizons)
Replies: 33
Views: 10361

Re: Non-spheroid conworlds

Has anyone else made a flat conworld? Terry Pratchett. How did it work out Quite reasonably. Of course, a lot of what he's written is supposed to be funny, which is why he can get away with some pretty absurd con-physics. Then again, the shape of the world isn't really of any major concern in most ...
by Xonen
20 Oct 2010 16:01
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2019]
Replies: 7086
Views: 1317813

Re: Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here

What kinds of interesting things can happen to consonants like /d̥ʷ ɡ̊ʷ tʷʰ kʷʰ sʷ nʷ ŋʷ/ ? Can they affect a vowel's roundedness? Would /a e ə i ɨ u/ > /ɶ ø ɵ y ʉ u/ after rounded consonants? That's entirely plausible; a very similar change is attested at least in Ubykh (allophonically, but if you...
by Xonen
18 Oct 2010 22:05
Forum: Language Learning & Non-English
Topic: Polski | Polish Conversation Thread
Replies: 37
Views: 77400

Re: Po Polsku

Ja mówię trochę po polsku. Bardzo trochę. :P
by Xonen
15 Oct 2010 19:38
Forum: Conworlds & Concultures
Topic: (C&C) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
Replies: 1938
Views: 656427

Re: Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here

As for the method itself my idea is to base it on the sum of powers of 3. Ok, but why would someone take 3 as a base instead of much simpler ten or even eight? Well, I suppose it could be argued that in some (ancient) cultures you just don't need to count to much more than three that often... Altho...